Is TimeSplitters 4 Close to Being Announced?

That TimeSplitter 4 rumour train rolls on and refuses to stop, as a a small boxout in the UK Official PlayStation Magazine August issue states that Crytek UK may be readying an announcement for the long-awaited, much-anticipated sequel to TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, which released waaaaay back in 2005, sparking yet more speculation that it may not be too far off.

With Crysis 2 long done and dusted, it seems like high time for Crytek to be moving on to TimeSplitters 4, and goodness knows that fans have been screaming out for it long enough. “Gun-wielding monkeys are finally making a comeback! A fourth Timesplitters title is to be announced soon,” reads the 'Rumour Machine' section of the latest OPM in what we hope isn't spurious rumour or hype-mongering.

Could a big GamesCom 2011 reveal be on the cards then? We're crossing our fingers, toes and whatever else we can cross on our person in anticipation of the big event in Cologne later this month, hoping for a first look at TimeSplitters 4. Watch this space, folks.